Learn Sūrat al-Aʿrāf
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What Sūrat al-Aʿrāf is about
Sūrat al-Aʿrāf has 206 āyāt in the eighth and ninth juzʼ. It is named after the heights between the Garden and the Fire, where some people stand and call out to both (7:46–49). It opens with the Book sent down to warn, and with the scales of deeds weighed on the Day (7:2–9).
The sūrah tells the story of Ādam and Iblīs (7:11–25), then speaks to the children of Ādam about clothing, food and the tricks of Shayṭān. It follows Nūḥ, Hūd, Ṣāliḥ, Lūṭ and Shuʿayb (7:59–93), then Mūsā (Moses) at length, from Firʿawn (Pharaoh) to the calf (7:103–171). It ends with those near Allah, who glorify Him and bow down to Him (7:206).
- Āyāt 1–25
The Book, the scales and Ādam
The Book is sent down to warn and remind. Deeds will be weighed on the Day, and those whose scales are heavy succeed (7:8). Allah creates Ādam, and Iblīs refuses to bow out of pride. Shayṭān tempts Ādam and his wife at the tree, and they ask forgiveness (7:23).
- Āyāt 26–58
Children of Ādam; the heights
The children of Ādam are given clothing, and the clothing of mindfulness is best (7:26). They may eat and drink without excess (7:31). The people of the Garden and of the Fire call to each other, and those on the heights speak to both (7:44–49). Allah created the heavens and the earth in six days, and sends the wind and the rain (7:54–57).
- Āyāt 59–102
Five prophets and their peoples
Nūḥ (Noah), Hūd, Ṣāliḥ, Lūṭ (Lot) and Shuʿayb each tell their people to worship Allah alone. Each is rejected by the proud leaders, those who deny are destroyed, and the believers are saved. Had the towns believed, blessings from the heaven and the earth would have opened to them (7:96).
- Āyāt 103–171
Mūsā, Firʿawn and the Children of Israel
Mūsā brings signs to Firʿawn, the magicians believe, and Firʿawn’s people are struck with plagues (7:133). Mūsā asks to see Allah, and the mountain crumbles (7:143). His people take a calf while he is away. Allah describes the unlettered Prophet they find written in the Tawrāh and the Injīl (7:157). A seaside town that broke the Sabbath is punished (7:163–166).
- Āyāt 172–206
The first covenant, and remembering Allah
Allah drew the descendants of Ādam out and made them testify that He is their Lord (7:172). A man who cast off the signs is likened to a panting dog (7:175–176). To Allah belong the most beautiful names (7:180). When the Qurʼān is recited, listen in silence (7:204), and remember your Lord morning and evening (7:205).
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